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DHS restarts migrant flights from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela — weeks after halting program over ‘fraud’ concerns

The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that it would resume air transport of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to the United States, one month after suspending the program due to possible large-scale “fraud.” Under the Harris-Biden administration, the program allowed up to 30,000 migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. each […]

Washington State’s homeownership program offers loans based solely on race

Washington state launched a new housing program last month offering interest-free loans of up to $150,000 based solely on a prospective homebuyer's race. The Covenant Homeownership Program, which will launch July 1, 2024, will provide homebuying assistance to Washingtonians who suffered discrimination before 1968, when the Fair Housing Act was passed. To be eligible for […]

Biden admin may revive asylum program shut down after ‘mass fraud’: report

The Biden administration may reopen an asylum program that fell victim to “massive fraud,” but thousands of possible fraudulent uses of the program are still under investigation. A program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to apply for entry and temporary work permits could be reinstated as soon as this week by […]

Federal judge pauses Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens 

A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered a temporary suspension of a new Biden administration policy that would make it easier for spouses and children of undocumented Americans to obtain legal status. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker An administrative suspension order was issued. The administration rolled back the program, known as “Keeping Families […]

North Korea Debuts Suicide Drone Program

North Korea on Monday unveiled what is believed to be the country’s first domestically produced suicide drone and other combat vehicles amid reports that communist dictator Kim Jong Un will take part in drone performance tests this weekend. Kim Emphasized The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said it was necessary for North Korea to […]

Homecare ‘middlemen’ sue to stop Gov. Hochul’s proposed Medicaid program overhaul

Governor Hockle’s plan to overhaul the fraud-ridden $9 billion Medicaid home care program, the system that allows New Yorkers to get paid to care for the elderly, is facing a lawsuit from “middleman” companies that act as payroll agents between Medicaid and caregivers. During state budget negotiations earlier this year, the governor quietly pushed through […]